Lua2SC
Lua client for supercollider scsynth and supernova. Pure lua implementation based on standard portable modules: lualanes, wxlua, luasocket, plus some custom modules: osclua, pmidi, random.
------Lua learning resources--------
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https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/ (Lua specification)
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https://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html (Online book for Lua 5.0, but great Lua introduction)
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http://luajit.org/ (LuaJIT additions to Lua 5.1 as ffi.)
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http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/ If you dont have more than 15 minutes
------Lua2SC learning resources---------
- The pieces and other examples I will be uploading.
- Ctrl+I will find the source of most keywords (those in pale blue color in the IDE)
- I am open to any questions posted as issues in Lua2SC repository.
------Ubuntu Studio building requirements ---------
All of them can be installed with sudo apt install
- cmake (should be >= 3.13)
- libasound2-dev
and for wx module
- libgtk2.0-dev
- libgl1-mesa-dev
- freeglut3-dev
------Building-----------
from build directory:
- set LUAJIT_BIN to the desired installation absolute location in init_cmake.bat (.sh)
- add -DBUILD_WXLUA=ON in init_cmake.bat if you wish to also build wx module.
- run init_cmake.bat (or copy to init_cmake.sh)
- make
- make install
you will get Lua2SC installed directory where you pointed LUAJIT_BIN to.
this directory can be copied anywhere.
--------------To first try---------------------
run: Lua2SC.bat or Lua2SC.sh
- set Debug/settings
- Supercollider/BootSC (wait until booted)
- open simple_theme (or any other) in lua2SC\examples\
- Debug/run (F6)
- Debug/Cancel run (F5)
------------Using lillypond--------------------
- Find location of lilypond executable in Debug->Settings
- Set as first line in script: LILY = require"sc.lilypond"
- Set as last line in script: LILY:Gen(initial beat,last beat)
- Run as plain lua script with F7
------------Using Non real time---------------
- Set as first line in script: NRT = require"sc.nrt":Gen(number of beats to render)
- Run script with Run Lua2SC (F6)